Archbishop Paul Achkar †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 Feb 1893		Born
15 Aug 1921	28.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
20 Sep 1961	68.6	Selected	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
11 Nov 1961	68.7	Confirmed	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
17 Dec 1961	68.8	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
18 Aug 1981	88.5	Retired	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
23 Apr 1982	89.2	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria

MicroData Summary for Paul Achkar
(WikiData: Q2058619)
Archbishop Paul Achkar (born 3 Feb 1893, died 23 Apr 1982) Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea}

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Damas, Archdiocese of Damas (Melkite Greek)
Ordained Bishop Melkite, Cathedral, Damas, Archdiocese of Damas (Melkite Greek)
Death Place Marmarita

a priest for 60.6 years
a bishop for 20.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi †
Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. † (1966)
Archbishop Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. † (1967)
Archbishop Joseph-Marie Raya † (1968)

Source(s):

c2+: CB
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 44, Number 3,010
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1961, Number 156

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